As I was organizing my files, I came across some writings I had done. Last year, I wrote this about my friend Wes after he joined the ARMY. He has made a major impact on my life, and I wanted to share.
3/14/09
It was the four of us together. It felt like it was meant to be that night. Arm to arm in a grip tight circle singing along to Everlong… “If anything could be this good again…”
Breathe out so I can breathe you in…is the all time favorite line ever written in song history!
Living your last weekend like a normal human, with no forced rules or death training upon you, must have been relieving. Yet, I can only imagine how scared deep down the unexpected existed. Here you are going into a military force where it will change your life forever. I will never have the same Wes again. You will come back more of a man than most.
Every now and then when the sunbeams are on my face, I imagine those warm, sunny, clear days in Monterey. White sandy trails on a hidden beach, the rocks where we would hike to and enjoy an everlasting talk on life, love, lessons and realizations. When your dad passed…
Tears that hit the warm, white sand and the wind was too slow to carry them away. The hugs that always could make anyone feel better. In n’ out, quarters at Mickey D’s. Long summer nights under thousands of stars… and that cross on the top of the hill that lights up at night and leaves us with a little bit of hope for this big world.
It’s funny how things change in life. Never once have we left each other’s lives. I’m so thankful for someone and a friendship like Wes. Goes about understanding me; puts me in my place when I confess my weakness or insecurities. There’s no judgment, just a critique of how things can be better. Encouragement and advice to take a leap of faith and live a better life. “because you deserve it, Stef!” I think of him often. When a song plays, or when I’m sitting alone in my car and need to hear… “chica…” His friendship is a part of my heart forever.
Its almost as if I wish I could live in a memory forever….because at that moment, its Oh, so good. But knowing we all have to move forward at some point..its even greater to remember those special moments. I think we all do. Its what we learn from everything and how we move forward with it that makes it better...
“I know where you hide. Alone in your car, know all of the things that make you who you are.”-M5
Friday, October 15, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
October Love
After a Summer heat wave swept in from the North last week, the sunshine and warmth felt so good on my skin. The Sun is proven to cause an inner energy in humans that encourages strength and happiness.
As I was out with my friend Shan, I had run into a friend and a client. He was celebrating his Birthday and he mentioned that he loves reading my blogs and that they are very good. He said that the last two were downers to read. But in all reality, my challenge has been to write blogs every week. So I took it upon myself to write about how I was feeling and experiencing in my life.
The Sun is always out but sometime clouds cover up what could be a gorgeous day. And so what! I had a December kind of summer.
As I procrastinated to pack for my trip to Nashville, I quite enjoyed the rainy day. Craving a hot cup of cocoa and staying in my sweats. Lighting my favorite scented candles along with my favorite music.
Procrastination has its positive aspects sometimes. It wasn’t about getting everything done, but it was about taking my time to do it! I could enjoy the simple life to get prepare for a week of adventure and family celebrations to follow.
October Love, is what I call it. Where the leaves change colors and blissfully fall…it’s the crisp air right before winter. Where you can wear your favorite pair of jeans and a sweater, curl up on the couch and watch a good movie. It’s about getting comfortable. Slowing down and taking it all in.
One of the first college courses I took was humanities and the power of thinking. It had a lot to do with the brain. I remember my professor being so passionate about the human life. How he advised all 300 of us not to take it for granted. He said he hated to walk onto campus each morning and see someone texting or talking on their phones while they walked. Some days he wanted to steal the earphones that were in our ears, so that maybe we would start to pay attention to our surroundings. Let our senses direct us without any distractions. I still remember his voice and his composure. The shout of his voice that seemed intimidating to the immature, and inspiring to the matured one.
I have never forgotten that lesson that day. I try to absorb my surroundings and appreciate them. So I slow down and give someone a compliment rather than a mental judgment. I people watch and listen to people talk about Jesus, a sales pitch that just might convince me, the words in a song or even a simple smile and say “Have a great day!”
Life is too short to take for granted. So I hope you will remember to slow down this week. There’s no need to rush or stress…it doesn’t add anymore minutes to our day.
As I was out with my friend Shan, I had run into a friend and a client. He was celebrating his Birthday and he mentioned that he loves reading my blogs and that they are very good. He said that the last two were downers to read. But in all reality, my challenge has been to write blogs every week. So I took it upon myself to write about how I was feeling and experiencing in my life.
The Sun is always out but sometime clouds cover up what could be a gorgeous day. And so what! I had a December kind of summer.
As I procrastinated to pack for my trip to Nashville, I quite enjoyed the rainy day. Craving a hot cup of cocoa and staying in my sweats. Lighting my favorite scented candles along with my favorite music.
Procrastination has its positive aspects sometimes. It wasn’t about getting everything done, but it was about taking my time to do it! I could enjoy the simple life to get prepare for a week of adventure and family celebrations to follow.
October Love, is what I call it. Where the leaves change colors and blissfully fall…it’s the crisp air right before winter. Where you can wear your favorite pair of jeans and a sweater, curl up on the couch and watch a good movie. It’s about getting comfortable. Slowing down and taking it all in.
One of the first college courses I took was humanities and the power of thinking. It had a lot to do with the brain. I remember my professor being so passionate about the human life. How he advised all 300 of us not to take it for granted. He said he hated to walk onto campus each morning and see someone texting or talking on their phones while they walked. Some days he wanted to steal the earphones that were in our ears, so that maybe we would start to pay attention to our surroundings. Let our senses direct us without any distractions. I still remember his voice and his composure. The shout of his voice that seemed intimidating to the immature, and inspiring to the matured one.
I have never forgotten that lesson that day. I try to absorb my surroundings and appreciate them. So I slow down and give someone a compliment rather than a mental judgment. I people watch and listen to people talk about Jesus, a sales pitch that just might convince me, the words in a song or even a simple smile and say “Have a great day!”
Life is too short to take for granted. So I hope you will remember to slow down this week. There’s no need to rush or stress…it doesn’t add anymore minutes to our day.
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